You can download great pictures, audio clips and even two full. Click here for an episode which includes a short feature about the series. Rent the hilarious house of frightenstein 1971 starring billy van and vincent price on dvd and bluray. Very hard set to find just in time for halloween the hilarious house of frightenstein is a canadian childrens television series. In fact, billy van played most of the characters on the hilarious house of frightenstein. The hilarious house of frightenstein tv series 1971 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Billy van on the hilarious house of frightenstein, 1978 cbc. The hilarious house of frightenstein discography discogs. For the next 25 years it aired across canada and in parts of the united. Tags monster vampire dracula horror count frightenstein hamilton ontario billy van the hilarious house of frightenstein. This dvd set is great, obviously not all the episodes included there were so many and a lot of the werewolf dj segments will never be legally. This is the fourth dvd release from the hilarious house of frightenstein created in 1971 by the much underrated comedic genius billy van.
The hilarious house of frightenstein was created in 1971 at the studios of chch channel 11 in hamilton, ontario, canada. Tv hilarious house of frightenstein complete episodes hhof. The hilarious house of frightenstein alloemaudiparts. In 1971, he began making the hilarious house of frightenstein, also for chch in hamilton, ontario. William allan van evera 11 august 1934 8 january 2003, known by the stage name billy van, was a canadian comedian, actor, and singer. The hilarious house of frightenstein home facebook. In 1967, producer bob hahn had been using the four on his radio jingles. The hilarious house of frightenstein last aired on a canadian cable station called showcase in 1997. Extensive interview segments with billy van and puppeteer joe torbay are all we will ever see as extra behindthescenes trivia. Coyote, that makes you wonder why they keep trying. This episode we pay tribute to the legendary and much beloved 70s canadian kids show the hilarious house of frightenstein and its star billy van. It was produced for canadian tv in 1971 and it starred billy van.
The librarian from the hilarious house of frightenstein. A new museum pays tribute to billy van, who played most of the shows characters. This is from the original canadian version of the show, from an early 1980s broadcast. It was syndicated both in canada and internationally, and occasionally still appears in some television markets. In canada, the series has not aired on broadcast tv for several years, but is available on streaming service crave. They appeared on tv frequently but only released one 45. And i think i like it more as an adult now, seeing billy van tackle so many different characters, and of course having vincent price as well. The hilarious house of frightenstein, volume 1 limited edition. Episdoes cant do that on television goofs in a cooking segment grizelda tosses an orange into the cauldron and misses but theres still an accompanying splash sound as the orange bounces off the floor. The hilarious house of frightenstein is a canadian childrens television series, which was. The librarian was played by torontoborn actorcomedian billy van. Hilarious house of frightenstein fanclub public group.
Beta sp dub from an original master used to air the show at chch. The scary and silly goings on at a mad scientist vampires homelab. The hilarious house of frightenstein tv series 1971. Tv hilarious house of frightenstein complete episodes. In canada, the series has not aired for several years. The librarian, played by billy van, had the goal of frightening viewers with tales of horror. The hilarious house of frightenstein with billy van. In 1971, he began making the hilarious house of frightenstein. The hilarious house of frightenstein with its opening and closing segments from the legendary vincent price and outrageous comedy from billy van was pure genius.
Im pleased to say that she is still my favorite character now that i have rediscovered the show. Those who dont recognize van s name probably arent fans of hilarious house of frightenstein, a childrens television series produced by hamiltons independent station chchtv. In each episode, we would watch count frightenstein played by billy van and his sidekick, igor. See more of the hilarious house of frightenstein on facebook. Grizelda, played by billy van, was my personal favorite character when i watched this as a kid. Unfortunately for me, this went right over my head as a child. Frightenstein suffered its biggest blow in 2003 with the death of billy van. When its run was over, the broadcast masters used by showcase were allegedly destroyed at the request of the producer.
Tv show thats now on dvd, the hilarious house of frightenstein. Sadly billy van passed away in 2003 and canadians lost a very talented and underappreciated comedic talent. Billy van interview the hilarious house of frightenstein. The hilarious house of frightenstein is a 60 minute childrencomedyfamilyhorror starring billy van as count frightenstein, bwana clyde, gorilla, grizelda. The hilarious house of frightenstein a 70s kids show starring billy van and vincent price. Hilarious house of frightenstein complete episodes.
The hilarious house of frightenstein starred vincent price, with van as host and a variety of characters, including the count, a vampire who preferred pizza to blood. Its been a 25year journey for stacey case, a billy van super fan. Van was born in toronto, ontario, and dropped out of bloor collegiate. The wolfman from the hilarious house of frightenstein. Billy van autobiography second banana posts facebook. Billy van was most known for his work on the hilarious house of. Very pleased to see a fan made production titled return to transylvania. This iconic childrens show amassed a huge cult following during it s 25 year run and ever since it left the airwaves in 1997 episodes have been extremely hard to find. The hilarious house of frightenstein billy van 1971 the hilarious house of frightenstein was a crazed 70s tv show out of canada that starred comedian billy van, and ran for 1 episodes all in 1971. Stacey is the curator of the upcoming billy van museum and coauthor of a book on billy van as well. The hilarious house of frightenstein is a canadian childrens television series. Comic sketches and music, featuring such zanies all played by billy van as count frightenstein.
The gorilla from the hilarious house of frightenstein. In all, episodes were produced for this daily kids show. Welcome to the brilliantly wacky world of the canadian cult classic tv show, the hilarious house of frightenstein. The adventures of a superpowered teen and his scientist friend. Rent the hilarious house of frightenstein 1971 on dvd and blu.
If youre already a fan of the hilarious house of frightenstein, you might as well skip to the list. The hilarious house of frightenstein the hilarious house. To hear more from stacey case, download our podcast or click the listen button at. The hilarious house of frightenstein starred vincent price, with van as host and a variety of characters, including the count, a vampire who preferred pizza to blood, and. The show follows the adventures of the count, igor, grizelda the ghastly gourmet, the librarian, bwana clyde batty, the oracle, dr. The cult comedy series about a hasbeen vampire scientist who is trying to revive his monster brucie. Greetings fellow gamer, my name is wade and if you are curious my gamer tag is taken from my boyhood hero and original chameleon actor billy van of the hilarious house of frightenstein, a television series on which he played eight different characters. The hilarious house of frightenstein is a canadian childrens television series, which was produced by hamilton, ontarios independent station chchtv in 1971. Billy van should have received some acknowledgement for his numerous roles on this show. Hilarious house of frightenstein cast and characters tv. The scary and silly goingson at a mad scientist vampires homelab. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of of hilarious house of frightenstein with exclusive news, photos, videos and more at. Pet vet, the professor, the wolfman and horror master himself, vincent price.
This nonprofit tribute site is the definitive resource for frightenstein fans. The hilarious house of frightenstein billy van 1971. The hilarious house of frightenstein is a 60 minute childrencomedyfamilyhorror starring billy van as count frightenstein, bwana clyde, gorilla, grizelda, librarian, maharishi, oracle, pet vet, wolfman, fishka rais as igor and vincent price as himself. The hilarious house of frightenstein warehouse find. Supporting characters were played by billy van, except where specified.
Welcome to the worlds biggest website devoted to the brilliant canadian tv show of the 70s, the hilarious house of frightenstein, starring billy van, billy van, billy van, etc. The hilarious house of frightenstein tv series 1971 imdb. Billy van, the television comic best known for his roles on the hilarious house of frightenstein, has died of cancer. The hilarious house of frightenstein was a 1970s, lowbudget, campy television horror show for children. Contains parodies of the french chef with grizeldaand wolfman jack, with a real wolfman djcontains educational bits too with dr. The hilarious house of frightenstein was a 1970s, lowbudget, campy. With billy van, guy big, mitch markowitz, joe torbay. The actor, whose full name was billy van evera, had been diagnosed. The gorilla, played by billy van, is one of those characters, like wile e. He was a manic comic actor who starred in cbctvs nightcap in the 1960s and the hilarious house of frightenstein in the 70s. Hilarious house of frightenstein 1971 cinemassacre. The hilarious house of frightenstein monster gif find.